There Are Many Routine Treatments For Foot Problems

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"So what"s the big deal? Well, ask someone who really suffers from a persistent foot pain or a deformity that keeps rubbing into their shoes. Or ask someone who has just had their third surgery to correct a bad bunion. Or someone who is off work because their plantar fasciitis is so bad they can"t stand or walk for more than 10 minutes at a time. The fact is, many people suffer from foot disorders and are constantly looking, sometimes desperately, for relief.
The most common approach to helping the flat foot often involves taking a mold of the foot by stepping into foam which simply captures all that is wrong about your feet: the fallen arch, the splayed forefoot, etc. Common practice often avoids direct arch contact or simply matches the lack of arch that one naturally has. Combinations of cushions and wedges or generic undersized arch supports are used to try to control the flattening foot. This is why most major studies have shown that typical custom foot orthotics work no better than what you might buy off the shelf at the drug store or supermarket.
In order for the foot to function optimally, the arch needs to be raised to its highest possible level. The foot must wind up inside to raise the arch and stiffen itself. If the arch stays down the body has to propel itself forward with a mushy foot. That is not only tiring because your muscles have to work harder, but it leads to common foot pains and deformities that afflict millions every day: bunions, plantar fasciitis, and metatarsalgia to name a few.
From a very common-sense, mechanical point of view, the only way you can effectively control the foot is to apply a force directly up under the arch. The reason we can now do that comfortably is modern plastics. Sole Supports cast your feet in a very specific way in order to capture the corrected position we want the orthotic to impose on your foot. That is why providers are certified; because we are carefully trained to do a specific casting technique. The goal is to create a custom, supportive platform for each foot that is rigid enough to achieve the arch up state, yet flexible enough to allow some small degree of flattening for shock absorption, terrain adaptation and comfort. To do that we have to know how much a person weighs, because bigger people need more support. We also need to know how flexible their foot structure is, because floppier feet need more support. Throw in what kind of activities a person is used to doing and now we have some real custom information to make a device that can control their feet."

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